Every Trailer and Announcement From Sony’s Paris Games Week Conference
Today at Sony's Paris Games Week 2015 conference, there were a ton of new game announcements and trailers shown. There's a ton to cover, so let's get right down to brass tacks with every big story and trailer.
You can watch the entire conference in the embed below. Note that the Sony conference starts at the 24:00 minute mark after our pre-show.
The first big drop was an epic new trailer for Star Wars Battlefront (see below), in which Boba Fett, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Emperor Palpatine could all be seen fighting as hero units. Additionally, mention was made of a Vader-themed PlayStation 4 console to come out alongside the game's release next month.
Shyamalan’s Next Movie Gets Title, Release Date
M. Night Shyamalan's next horror film, now officially titled Split, will open on January 20, 2017, Universal Pictures announced today.
Split is being made in collaboration with Blumhouse Productions, and will serve as a follow-up to this year's hit horror film, The Visit. Shyamalan, whose prior work includes a library of suspense thrillers like Signs and the Sixth Sense, with be working with Paranormal producer Jason Blum.
The film was previously announced as an untitled project at Blumhouse, with a release date of January 27, 2017. Universal has since confirmed the release has been moved up a week.
Split will star X-Men's James McAvoy, Anya Taylor Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, and Haley Lu Richardson. The Visit producer Marc Bienstock, and executive producers Ashwin Rajan and Steven Schneider are involved as well.
Why Batman Embraces His Scary New Powers to Fight Crime
Tomorrow will see the first tie-in to Justice League's Darkseid War, a one-shot featuring Batman as the God of Knowledge using his vast new powers to fight Gotham's crime in a whole new way. You'd think having that much power would make Batman even better, but it has sharply changed his personality; he's now cold and detached, hyper-possessive of the Mobius chair that made him a god, and increasingly arrogant as he hovers over others to reinforce that he's above them, literally and metaphorically.
Justice League: Darkseid War - Batman #1 is written by Peter J. Tomasi and drawn by Fernando Pasarin, with a cover by Francis Manapul. We hopped on the phone with both Tomasi and Manapul to talk about working on the Darkseid War, plus we explore Batman's motivations for using his new powers in such extreme ways, and ask about Batman's potential to use them on his all-time greatest nemesis, the Joker.
First Assassin’s Creed Movie Set Photo Revealed
A new image from the set of the Assassin's Creed film has been released, and it offers us a glimpse of what we can expect from the screen adaptation.
The photo was released on the DMC Film Twitter feed, showing star Michael Fassbender in character.
Michael showing that progress really does require sacrifice... #assassinscreedmovie @assassinscreed @AymarMtl pic.twitter.com/STCHNBjxdR
— DMC Film (@DMCFilmOfficial) October 23, 2015
Wrestling Wrap Up: Reigns Wins a Shot at Seth Rollins
I'll say this much: Even though more than a few of us were not looking forward to Roman Reigns taking over as Seth Rollins new challenger, Monday's RAW was killer. And that final main event - featuring Reigns, Ziggler, Owens, and Del Rio - was really freakin' fun.
And I have mentioned before that facing off against Rollins is probably the best spot for Reigns, who still has a big chunk of the crowd to win over. Rollins is loved and respected by many, but people are still longing to see him lose in a big way. And so he's got enough heel heat to help anyone he's facing get over. And with Reigns comes a whole Shield history that only adds to, and accentuates, the proceedings.
Pokemon Dev Game Freak Acquires Mobile Studio
Game Freak, the developer behind Nintendo's incredibly popular Pokémon franchise, has purchased Japanese mobile studio Koa Games.
The Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki shared the news in a post on Twitter:
Interesting: Game Freak, developer of Pokemon, bought Koa Games, a smartphone game developer, govt. gazette says: https://t.co/eTVSTPgG0J
— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) October 27, 2015
Limitless: Is Bradley Cooper’s Morra the Bad Guy?
Despite his jam-packed movie schedule, Bradley Cooper is making good on his promise to be a recurring presence on Limitless -- which he is an executive producer on -- returning to the series on tonight’s episode for the first time since the pilot.
Of course, an interesting aspect of the TV show is that Cooper’s Edward Morra, who was the lead in the film Limitless, is such an ominous and even threatening presence to Brian Finch (Jake McDorman). On a recent visit to the New York set of Limitless, McDorman talked to me about whether we should see Morra as a villain.
IGN: Edward Morra's presence is felt even when Bradley isn't seen on the show. But you increasingly have to ask "How ominous is he?" And they've reminded us, he was pretty damn threatening in the premiere. Are you excited about the prospect of that maybe being an antagonist relationship and maybe taking on Bradley as the enemy?
Elizabeth Banks to Direct Pitch Perfect 3
Pitch Perfect 2 director Elizabeth Banks will return to direct the upcoming sequel Pitch Perfect 3.
Variety reports Banks has agreed to direct, and leads Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Brittany Snow will also return to play their respective roles. Kay Cannon is reportedly returning to write the script for the third installment.
A surprise hit, the original Pitch Perfect released in 2012 and grossed $113 million worldwide. Pitch Perfect 2 opened earlier this year and went on to gross $286 million globally.
Daily Deals: Xbox One With Free Game, Halo 5, Band of Brothers
Pick A Free Game With Your Xbox One
Amazon is letting you pick your freebie with the Xbox One bundle of your choice. Highlights of the free game choices include GTA V, Elder Scrolls Online, Forza 6, Metal Gear Solid V, Destiny: The Taken King, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and more. Also, if you're a football fan the Madden bundle is a particularly good deal. It's a 1TB system and discounted $10, and this year's Madden is very good.
5 Things to Know About Battleborn Multiplayer
With Battleborn's closed technical test hitting this week, we finally got the chance to take a deep hands-on dive into its competitive scene. And with its 25 heroes, a unique on-the-fly progression system, multiple objective-based modes and gear that you activate as you go, there’s a lot you’re going to want to keep track of. Here are five things to know about Battleborn’s competitive multiplayer.
Competitive Battleborn might still be a shooter at its core, but the only thing more valuable than being a one-man tornado of destruction is knowing how to play as a team. Many heroes are designed with support in mind - the tankier heroes that mix things up, or the healers and shielders that keep the squishier damage dealers alive.